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#A550BE Color

#A550BE is rgb(165, 80, 190) in RGB, hsl(286, 46%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(13%, 58%, 0%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Purple Plum (#9C51B6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.14. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A550BE
HEX#A550BE
RGBrgb(165, 80, 190)
HSLhsl(286, 46%, 53%)
HSVhsv(286, 58%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(13%, 58%, 0%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(58.1% 0.18 318)
LABlab(48.57% 48.26 -43.23)
LCHlch(48.57% 64.79 318.15)

What #A550BE Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #A550BE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple Plum#9C51B6ΔE 5.14Purpureus#9A4EAEΔE 7.42Rich Lilac#B666D2ΔE 7.79Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 9.31Deep Fuchsia#C154C1ΔE 10.38Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 11.99

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#A550BE Channel Values

How #A550BE breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 165 · G 80 · B 1908-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 286° · S 46% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 286° · S 58% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 13% · M 58% · Y 0% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.68:1 vs white · 4.49:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A550BE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text4.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A550BE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A550BE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A550BE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A550BE
Complementary
#6ABE50
Analogous
#6D50BE
Analogous
#BE50A1
Triadic
#BEA550
Triadic
#50BEA5
Split comp.
#A1BE50
Split comp.
#50BE6D

Tints & Shades of #A550BE

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#B066C7
#BE80D0
#C997D8
#D7B1E2
#E2C7EA
#F0E1F4

Shades

#923FAB
#7C3691
#662C77
#4F225D
#391943
#230F29

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A550BE.

How #A550BE Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#A550BE
Protanopia#6565BE
Protanomaly#845DBE
Deuteranopia#7575BD
Deuteranomaly#8B68BD
Tritanopia#9A6767
Tritanomaly#9E5E92
Achromatopsia#747474

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A550BE in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-a550be: #A550BE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A550BE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a550be': '#A550BE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.647, green: 0.314, blue: 0.745)
Android XML<color name="color_a550be">#A550BE</color>
SVG fillfill="#A550BE"

More Purple Colors

#A550BE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A550BE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A550BE?

#A550BE is a mid-tone purple — rgb(165, 80, 190) in RGB and hsl(286, 46%, 53%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Purple Plum (#9C51B6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.14.

What is the RGB value of #A550BE?

#A550BE is rgb(165, 80, 190) — red 165, green 80, and blue 190 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A550BE?

#A550BE converts to approximately cmyk(13%, 58%, 0%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A550BE be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #A550BE scores 4.68:1 against white and 4.49:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A550BE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A550BE is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is mediumorchid (#BA55D3) at a CIE76 distance of 9.31, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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